Match packet



Dec. 12, 1933. k. s. PULLEN 1,938,930

MATCH PACKET Filed Aug. 25, 1932 2 SheetsSheet l I m" i'i 'f:

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MATCH PACKET Filed Aug. 23, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 R. s. PULLEN 1,938,9307 Patented Dec. 12, 1933 MA'roHrAoiiiii Rodney Southwick Pullen, o imgsignn to Pullenlite- Company, mismana Pat, a corporation ofPennsylvania Applioation August 23, 1932. Serial No. 6301144 1'5 olaimssmam s) My invention relates to match packets in-which the matches lightduring withdrawal.

One purpose of" my invention is't'o reduce'the thickness of a matchpacket at the head ends [of the packet; I

A further purpose" is to provide" a slot for match 'head' withdrawal-atthe match head e'nd of the packet having approximately full slot siziesuflicientltoaccommodate the heado'f the niateii -.acrossthe packet fromfront toback' and t'o"r'e' duce the slot dimension in thedireetion fromH1: Afurther purpose is to provide apae-ket having retardation to matehhead withdrawal exaggerated in a-directionbetween the 'matchhe'ads andrelieved in a" direction at right angles thereto and to closethe-edgesottlie match packet;

.A' further purpose is to 'countersink' the staple in a pull-and-lightpacket.

A furtherpurpose is m taper" the end of a wrapper for easy" insertioninto -a' bale.

Further}. purposes will appear in' the speci- 38' fieation and intheclaims:

Ihave'preferred to-illus'tratemy invention by" one; main formonly withslight variation; se

lectinga form which is practical," effective" and inexpensive, but"which has been selected pit-1 :m'marily because it wellillustrates'theprinciplesof'my invention.-

Figures 1 and2 are perspectivewiewsoi-inyl packet,- of which-aportionisbroken away-"in? Figure 2 in orderto'sho'w" part of theinterior construction;

Figure la-is a'perspective view of a'form corresponding generally toFigures 1 and 2;-but in which astaple passesthrough the packet:

Figures 3* and4 are; top plan views 01E two" slightlydifi'erent formsofwrapwhi'chm'ay' be use-dim forming the packet of Figures-1, 1a and 2.

Figure 5-isanedge elevation showing the" construction-of Figures 301' 4in partlyassem bled position with the matches -in place and with abaleattaehed; but not yet folded.

Figures-6 and 7 are left a elevations" of Figure 5 with the balepartlyfolded andcompletely folded respectively; as distinguished -from'theflatoondition ofthe bale-in Figure 5.

8' is" an= edge elevation ofthe .partly completed-packetwhen the wraphas been folded from the positiomofFigure 6:

Figure 9' is an elevation of I the packet" after the wrap 'hasbeencompleted from the" po'-' sitiori seen in -Figure"7'.

Figures 10*and 11 respectively" are transverseloiig'ittkiinal sctibnstaken betvven the matches showing the packet" with the wrap of Figure 3in Figure lo and the wrap of Figure rm Figure 11; 'Ihe thielrness ofthepacket'walls is 'exaggen ated for the sake of clearness.

Figure" 12 is atoriplanview of abale'which may' beused in' the packetsof Figure 1 and Figure- 1a: a

Figure 13-- an edge elevatiom of Figure 1-2:

Figures" 14" and 1'5are' fragmentary enlarge mentsi-otpbrtions ofFigures 3*and'4 respeetively Figure 16isa top plan'view of a,' somewhatdifierent for'nYof wrap:

Figure 1'7- is' an edge" elevation of" arompleted packet-'lising' the*wrap' =01" Figire 16:

Figure- 18- is a top plan view' showing a modif ficatio'ri' aridillustrating the wrap-- about to be inserted'in 'the balei Figure" 19 isa section on the line 1%19 of Figife 18:

In the drawing's" sir'nilar numerals -indie'ate like parts:

In thepacket shown in'my Pa tent' No."1,694',-' 86'4" the matches' 9*within the packet p'ass' through t'wo sets of openings or holes in line,those nearest the heads of the matches b'eiiig petticoated to alow" thesticks of the matches to enter for normal holding" of the-niatdhes andto" provideretardatitin for rfiatch withdrawal the-pettiooatingsid'sioirhed by star Cuts within' the'materia l spread' out from thecover duringthe insertionof the matches; This proved quite satisfactoryin the characterandekteiit ofre tardation prb'videdandin tliprbttionofthe" head compartment of the packet against flashes of 1 flamefrom-'the igriited matches:

Beoausethe-material spread from the holes was equally" spread in all Ydirections some of it was" spread in di'reetionsso asto "bring the'pettieo'ated material between" the m'atch stick' aiid the flat innerfront andback walls of thepa'eket; iiicreasing' tliethiekness'oi*the-packet at'this' point As the packet was relativelythinner near the" stick end terminals of the matehe's and-wastitpered-thereforefromthis point toward' the' heads; the-- thickness ofthe" packet wasstill further increased by continuing-the -s1ape or thistape!" to the dull endof =th'ep'axsketwhere the wrapper tion.

is turned across the head ends of the matches at the outside. Thisoffers a further objection in enlarging the match head compartmentunnecessarily in a direction from front to back of the packet, givingadditional room for distribution of a flash of flame from an ignitingmatch head, making a flash from the head compartment of the match bothmore likely and more serious than otherwise would be the case, due inpart to the additional air provided to support combustion of the matchheads.

My invention has primarily to do with correction of this difficulty,rendered particularly desirable as regards the thickness by thenecessary thickening of the packet to provide closure walls at the sideof the packet.

Describing first the form shown in Figures 3 to 10:

The wrapper in Figures 3 and 4 is shown as comprising inner frontflaps20, head end supporting walls 21 and 21, inner rear flaps 22, stickend match supporting walls 23,'outer front flaps 24, outer headprotecting end walls 25, outer rear flaps 26 and rear fiap endextensions 27. These are divided fromeach other by score linespermitting easy bending of the sheet as well as complete bending whichmay permissibly be provided by either single or double score lines ateach place. Double score lines are shown. The score lines dividing theseveral parts described appear at 28, 29,. 30, 31, 32, 33

and 1 In order to give side retardation of the match heads onwithdrawal, that is, retardation in a direction toward edges 35 and 36respectively of the packet, rather than retardation due to engagementwith the material surrounding the holes in a direction lengthwise of thewrap, that is, toward the score lines 28 and 29, the holes 37 and 37'are elongated and this. is preferably done by punching two holes 38 and39, 38' and 39 at each hole position, which holes initially may be cutinto each other and give a part of the benefit of my invention, butpreferably do not quite touch each other, leaving an intermediateportion 40, 40' which must be broken by the match as it is inserted,stick end first. This results ina larger portion of retarding materialcrowding against the sides of the match from the direction of the twoedges 35 and 36 of the wrap than would be the case if the holes out into.each 1 other so as to remove part of this intervening material.

As the matches are inserted stick ends first within these holes, andwithin the'holes 41 provided to support the sticks of the matches neartheir stick ends, the matches first break this material at 40 or 40', ifit has been left attached, and then pass on through, occupying part ofthe spaceeach of the two openings 38 andj39, or 38 and 39', andlaterally swelling out the material of the wrap, ordinarily pulp boardor some similar cheap fiat non-metallic material, between them and theother matches or beyond these matches in directions toward the edges 35and 36.

The packets are further provided with match igniting material 42, and inFigure 3, at least, with printings 43 of glue for holding the flaps ofthe match packet together in their final posi- In Figures 1a, 4 and 11the wrap is grooved longitudinallyat 44by pressing the cover material soas to be convex to the observer in these two positions and topresent theconcavities of the grooves within the outside of the:front and in theform of Figure 10.

the outside of the back of the packet, respectively, to receive the bar45 and the bent ends 46 of staples 47.

Notwithstanding that the elongation of the openings in the head endmatch-supporting strips 21, 21 fit in well with their showing in packetswhich need thinning because of the intended provision of edge closingbales (which tend to thicken the packet) these openings fit in well alsowith packets of the type shown in my Patent No. 1,694,864 in that theypermit a packet to be made having less thickness than in my originalshowing. The wrap and the edge view of the finished packet applying theinvention to the form of my packet above are shown in Figures 16 and 17.In this form the type of elongation seen in Figure 15 is used.

The bale of Figures 12 and 13 comprises a central body portion 48, edgeclosing strips 49 and 50 and flaps 51 and 52. The division lines betweenthese several parts comprise score lines which may be single or double,and are here shown as double, appearing at 53, 54, 55 and 56.

Upon the middle section of the bale are printings 57 of glue intended toapply the bale to the wrap. The bale is adapted to'be fastened togetherin closed position by staples 47 which fit through grooves 58, 59 and 60similar to grooves 45, which present their concavities away from theobserver in Figure 12 to receive the bar and. bent ends of a staple foreach packet.

In assemblage the wrap of Figure 3, or of Figure 4, is folded upon scoreline 29 and 30 to bring the walls 21 or 21' and 23 into oppositeposition parallel to each other for insertion of the matches to theposition seen in Figure 5, after which, or it may be before, the flap 20is folded at right angles to the wall 21 or 21.

At any convenient time prior to, or in the condition of the wrap seen inFigure 5, the bale is applied transversely of the wrap, that is aquarter turn with respect to the view in Figure 12 and so that theintermediate portion 48 lies across and is glued to the back of flap 22of Figure 3, or Figure 4, so as to lie as seen in Figure 5'.

With the parts in the partly assembled position of Figures 6 and 7, theedge closure walls 49 and 50 are folded up along lines 54, 55 so thatthese edge closure walls and the flaps 51, 52 lie 25 in the positionseen in Figure 6. By further bending upon lines 53 and 56 the flaps 51and 52 are brought down to the position seen in Figure '7, it making nodifference which of the flaps lies on top of the other.

In the position of Figure '7 the staple may be inserted either from thetop or from the bottom so that either its bar or its bent ends liewithin the' groove 58 and its bent ends or its bar lie within thecontour of the two grooves 59 and 60.

From the position seen in Figure '7 the wrap is bent along lines 31 tobring the flap 24 into engagement with the front'wall of the packet asso far assembled, after which the wrap is folded about lines 32 and 33to'pl'ace the end section 25 across the heads of the matches and tobring the fiap 26 into position so that the prints of'glue upon thisflap will secure it to the rear wall of the back of the packet so as tofinish the packet If the insert has not been used, or if the insert asused has not carried the depressions for staple fastening and the wrapis so provided, staples may be put in the completed packet from front toback, or from'back to front, as in Figurea 1a and i l. The staple inthis use may be supplemental to'or instead of the glue printings on thewrap; and the glue printings on the bale are intended rather to hold thepacket =conveniently "in an intermediate condition than to hold theparts together in-the final packet.

Whether the packet be complete at the time of stapling, or this bean'interinediate-step only, it is preferred to sink-the bar and bentends of the staple into the grooves preformed in the materialso that'thepresence of the staples shall as littleas possible distort the packet,an'd shall, in partlcular, avoid permitting the staple bar "or ends toform a projection unpleasantly interfer mg with hat engagement of thewalls which are intended to be fastened together. 'The term stapling'tog'etherone flap-only 0f thecover along with the bale is shown inPi'gure and the-other form, stapling together "the completed packet "isseen in Figure 11. g

It will be evident that my packet is n'ot swelled in a direction betweenthe front iacesby any material "bent back to allow the matches to gothrough, but that all of the retardation pro- ,vided will beconcentrated in the portions '62,

62' lying between the matcheswh'os'e distortion from the plane of thematch receiving support 21, 21 will yield and lie within the spacesbetween adjoining matches.

"With the retardation, given the matches "will not move readily but willhold "their positions until a considerable pull is exerted upon theirstick ends, after which when started they "will pass at high speed"iroin their initial "positions until-theypassthe ignitionmaterial. Theopenends, are similar to those shown in Figure 14,

buthray equally well be of the "type indicated in Figure'lfi, forexample.

When usingthepaper 'fo'rm ofbale, as illustrated in 'l'igureslZand-13,1find itvery desirabletotaper the efiective end or the wrap toreasy insertion into the bale. In 3 and 4' I show the wrapper-cut oiit at68, -so that, when "the portion 21 or -21 of the wrapper is foldedupwith respect "to the 'p0rtion 2'2, and

r the portion'20 of the wrapper is=preierably folded into a positionparallel to the portion 22,-as shownin'Figure latheend-oithe wrapperwill be "somewhat taperedtoassist inthe insertion between'the foldedsides of-the bale.

The tapering assists 'grea'tly'in assembling the packet, since'thewrapper-asshown in Figure 18 may be inserted into the bale without thesame degree of care as would otherwise be required.

It will be evident that as compared with my original Patent No.1,694,864, the absence of the petticoating at the sides of the holesnear the match head, i. e., in the direction of the thickness of thepacket greatly reduces the friction, and particularly reduces suchfriction as would be applied by the pressure of the thumb and finger onOpposite sides '01 the packet. What would titherwise beashoulderonaccountot the pettio'oating becomes instead merely a slopingside packet wall within which the head slide's as a'wedge. This isrendered more eflective, of course, by the last that -the head end of"the packet 25 tems a arm transverse support at the '{tOWaid the stickend '01 the packet it 'ot course *engages the "walls of the "side or thepacket with whatever pressure the hold or the user brings upon them butit meets these surfaces'as tahgent surfaces and-not asshoulders or theconsiderable "reduction in the volume of air contained in the smallerhead end compartmentpossible by reason df the absence o'f'the-petticoat-'ing at the side walls-of the packet.

It will be evident that the elongated type of hole which-is usednear thematch heads leaves a larger remaining body of stiffening material tosupport the packet transversely of the walls of the packet 'i'o'r-agiven center to center-spacing of the matches.

In view of my invention and '"disclos'ure -variations and modificationsto meetin'dividual' whim or particular need willdoubtless become evidentto others skilled in the art, to obtainall or'part of the benefits-oi myinvention without-copying the structure shown, and I, therefore,claimall such inso faras-they'fall within the reasonablespirit andscoped! my invention.

Having thus "described my invention, what I claim as new and desire 'tosecure by Letters Patent i's:- 1. "In a match packet, cover walls, meansfor holding the'coverwallstogetherto form a packet andtransversematchholding walls having openirigs for the "mat'chsti'cks nearthe heads ofthe matches'and near the stick ends of thematches respectively, theholes near the heads of the matches being elongated transversely of thethe plurality oi. openings to give retardation to withdrawal of thematch.

3. A match packet comprising an outer wrap,

stick-supporting walls transverse to the matches and adapted to hold thematches,having apertures elongated in a direction across between thefront and back of the wrap and a bale arranged transversely of thepacket to cover the side edge packet openings, thewrapper wallscontaining match striking material and a head end closing wall. .7

4. A match packet comprising stick-supporting apertured walls transverseto the matches and adapted to hold the matches and wrapper Wallscontaining match striking material and outer wrappingand head-endclosing walls,,the openings for the matches near the match heads beingelongated and larger near the adjoining cover portions than at'anintermediate part of the length of the openings.

5. A match packet comprising stick-supporting apertured walls.transverse to the matches and adapted to hold the matches and a balear-' ranged transversely ofthe packet to cover the side edge packetopenings and wrapper walls containing match striking material and outerwrapping and head closing walls, the openings for the. matches near thematch heads being elongated in a direction across fromiront to back ofthe packet. 1 p I a 6. A- match packet comprising stick-supportingapertured walls transverse to the matches and adapted to holdthe matchesand wrapper walls containing match striking -material and outer wrappingand head closing walls, the openings near the match heads beinglaterally extended across the packet and larger nearthe ends of theopenings than at the middleof the openings and the retardation to matchhead withdrawal being largely due to wall material between theapertures.

7. A match packet for matcheswithdrawable lengthwise comprisingstick-supporting apertured walls transverse to the matches and adaptedto hold the matches and a bale arranged transversely of the packet tocover the side edge packet openings, wrapper walls containing outerwrapping and head end closing walls, the openings nearxthe macth headsbeing laterally. extended across the packet, and striking material inthe path of movement of the match heads.

8. A match packet of the type in which the matchesignite on withdrawalcomprising sticksupporting apertured walls transverse to the matches andadapted to hold the matches and wrapper'walls containing match strikingmaterial and outer wrapping and head closing walls, the openings nearerto the match head ends of the match sticks comprising a pair of openingsin line and having the sides of the elongated openings between thesticks offering the principal retardation to the passage of the heads ofthe matches.

1 9. A match packet of the'type in which the matches ignite onwithdrawal comprising stick-.

taining match striking material and outer wrapping and head end closingwalls, the openings nearer to the match head ends of the match stickscomprising a pair of curved wall openings in line and having the sidesof the elongated openings between the sticks offering retardation to thepassage of the heads of the matches.

10. A match packet of the type in which the.

-11. In a match packet, ,a wrapper, a pluralityof matches in the-wrapperin a row side'by side with their heads all pointing in the samedirection, and a bale coveringthe sides of the row of matches, the edgesof the wrapper being tapered for easy insertion into the bale. a

12. In a match packet, a plurality of matches in a row side by side withtheir heads all pointing in the same direction, a wrapper positioningthe matches and covering the match heads and having a countersunkdepression and a staple uniting-.-

the wrapper and seating in the depression so as to be flush'with theouter surface of the wrapper. 13. A'match packet of the type in whichthe matches ignite on withdrawal comprising flap side packet wall and astick-supporting apertured wall near to the heads, the openings near theheads being longer in one direction and shorter in another directionthan the diameter of the match heads and thus presenting retardation topassage of the heads on opposite sides of the match sticks andsubstantially free from retardation in quadrature with respect to thesesides.

. 14. In .a match packet, a pair of adjoining wrapper flaps havingprintings of match-striking material upon them and havingtheir adjoiningside walls tapered, a section between and hingedly connected to the twoflaps having apertures for match support, a bale adapted to surround theflaps, an apertured wall giving match support connected with one of theflaps and outer wrap flaps connected with the wall.

15. In a match packet, continuous tapered flap material forming innerflap walls and apertured match-supporting walls between them, outer flapwalls, and a match-supporting wall between the inner and outer flapwalls, in combination with paper bale material covering the sides of thematches at the edges of the packet and about the edges of one of theinner Walls and match-striking material upon one of the inner walls, the

inner wall about whose edges the bale extends being narrow in-widthacross the packet to provide space for the bale material.

RODNEY SOUTHWICK PULLEN.

